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Hawkish Fed Comments on Inflation Landed Right at Both Metals’ Supply Zones, and the Correction Wrote Itself
Macro Snapshot: The correction in gold and silver during the week ending August 28 was a confluence event. Both metals had rallied into well-defined supply zones (gold at ₹162,000-164,000, silver at ₹244,000-248,000) and were showing early signs of exhaustion. Into that setup, the July PCE release on August 26 came in hot on the headline (3.7% year over year against 3.6% consensus), and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s August 28 Jackson Hole address leaned decisively hawkish on inflation. The trigger
Hawkish Fed Comments on Inflation Landed Right at Both Metals’ Supply Zones, and the Correction Wrote Itself
Macro Snapshot: The correction in gold and silver during the week ending August 28 was a confluence event. Both metals had rallied into well-defined supply zones (gold at ₹162,000-164,000, silver at ₹244,000-248,000) and were showing early signs of exhaustion. Into that setup, the July PCE release on August 26 came in hot on the headline (3.7% year over year against 3.6% consensus), and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s August 28 Jackson Hole address leaned decisively hawkish on inflation. The trigger
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HRD Antwerp & Russia Sign Cooperation MoU
Antwerp: In the context of the KP Intersessional taking place this week, which has brought the diamond world to Antwerp, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, represented by the Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Aleksey Vladimirovich Moiseev, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HRD Antwerp for the establishment of an HRD Antwerp diamond grading
Eli Avidar Appointed President of Carats.io
Ramat Gan: The Board of Directors of Carats.io has announced that it has appointed Eli Avidar as president of the company. Mr. Avidar, who served until recently as managing director of the Israel Diamond Exchange and the Israel Diamond Institute, is currently vice president of CIBJO, The World Jewellery Confederation. In the past he held a number of top level
UK Clears Extradition Process against Nirav Modi
London: India has been informed by the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) that it can initiate extradition proceedings against Indian diamantaire Nirav Modi even though his exact whereabouts remain uncertain, a senior Indian official said today. According to The Times of India, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has begun the process of filing an extradition request for Modi, which
CAR Appoints Peter Meeus as Adviser
The Central African Republic (CAR) has appointed industry veteran Peter Meeus as a government adviser, in line with the nation’s efforts to make its diamond sector compliant with global standards. Meeus (pictured), as international diamond specialist and special adviser, will help CAR with its attempts to meet the Kimberley Process (KP) Certification System rules and improve the performance of its diamond
HRD Antwerp & Russia Sign Cooperation MoU
Antwerp: In the context of the KP Intersessional taking place this week, which has brought the diamond world to Antwerp, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, represented by the Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Aleksey Vladimirovich Moiseev, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HRD Antwerp for the establishment of an HRD Antwerp diamond grading
Eli Avidar Appointed President of Carats.io
Ramat Gan: The Board of Directors of Carats.io has announced that it has appointed Eli Avidar as president of the company. Mr. Avidar, who served until recently as managing director of the Israel Diamond Exchange and the Israel Diamond Institute, is currently vice president of CIBJO, The World Jewellery Confederation. In the past he held a number of top level
UK Clears Extradition Process against Nirav Modi
London: India has been informed by the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) that it can initiate extradition proceedings against Indian diamantaire Nirav Modi even though his exact whereabouts remain uncertain, a senior Indian official said today. According to The Times of India, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has begun the process of filing an extradition request for Modi, which
CAR Appoints Peter Meeus as Adviser
The Central African Republic (CAR) has appointed industry veteran Peter Meeus as a government adviser, in line with the nation’s efforts to make its diamond sector compliant with global standards. Meeus (pictured), as international diamond specialist and special adviser, will help CAR with its attempts to meet the Kimberley Process (KP) Certification System rules and improve the performance of its diamond
